Probiotic Rating Chart for Kids

Many probiotics are rated on the internet by how popular they are on Amazon. This chart is specific for children and includes a comprehensive system, developed at DocGut.com, which includes many factors, only one of which is the number of Amazon reviews. The first chart below gives a detailed explanation of our rating system. The second chart rates a number of probiotics. You can click on any one of them to get obtain more details, including the type and amount of bacteria in each probiotic. Feel free to suggest any probiotic you would like to have rated by Dharma Parenting.

Criteria-for-Rating-Probiotics

Rating

5 stars

4 stars

3 stars

2 stars

1 star

Amount (CFU)

50 billion plus

30 billion plus

15 billion plus

15-5 billion

5 billion or less

Number of Types of Bacteria

30 or more

20 or more

10 or more

5 or more

1 or more

Price

0.25/count

0.50/count

1.00/count

1.25/count

1.50/count

Clinical Research

5 or more clinical studies in PubMed on the specific probiotic mixture it contains

2 or more clinical studies in PubMed on the specific probiotic mixture it contains

no clinical research on the specific probiotic mixture but a great deal of research in PubMed on the bacteria it contains

no clinical research on the specific probiotic mixture but some research in PubMed on the bacteria it contains

no clinical research on specific probiotic mixture and very little research in PubMed on the bacteria it contains

Amazon reviews

10,000-5000

5000-1000

1000-500

500-100

100 or less

Good for IBS

Contains bacteria shown in clinical trial to be useful for IBS

Does not contain bacteria shown in clinical trial to be useful for IBS

Good for diarrhea

Contains bacteria shown in clinical trial to be useful for diarrhea

Does not contain bacteria shown in clinical trial to be useful for diarrhea

Good for constipation

Contains bacteria shown in clinical trial to be useful for constipation

Does not contain bacteria shown in clinical trial to be useful for constipation

Good for colic

Contains bacteria shown in clinical trial to be useful for colic

Does not contain bacteria shown in clinical trial to be useful for colic